Colombia archbishop speaks out against gay marriage
The archbishop of Bogota said that homosexuals should neither marry nor adopt, and that they may be unfit for the priesthood. Archbishop Ruben Salazar said that homosexuals had the right…
The archbishop of Bogota said that homosexuals should neither marry nor adopt, and that they may be unfit for the priesthood. Archbishop Ruben Salazar said that homosexuals had the right…
The secretary general of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC) said that child rapists, such as Luis Alfredo Garavito, alias “La Bestia” (The Beast), should receive treatment in a psychiatric…
A Cartegena bishop has proposed non-extradition for armed gangs and neo-paramilitaries who voluntarily submit to the Colombian government. Bishop Julio Cesar Vidal, who was contacted by groups composed of former…
Colombia’s Catholic church has urged alias “Alfonso Cano,” the FARC’s supreme leader, to lay down his arms and negotiate a political and peaceful solution. “To ‘Cano’ we extend a hand,…
Members of the Colombian Catholic church will meet with representatives from three criminal bands to define the conditions necessary for turning in the leaders of these groups to authorities, a…
More than 100 churches in Bogota are exceeding legally acceptable levels of noise, El Tiempo newspaper reported Wednesday. The department for the environment conducted recent visits to 147 Christian and…
Colombian institution Padre Chucho, formerly of RCN’s morning show Muy Buenas Dias, told newspaper El Tiempo why his part on the show is no longer on air and responded to…
Authorities are investigating the early morning double-homicide of two priests in Colombia’s capital, Bogota. Two priests were found shot to death in an abandoned car early Thursday morning in the…
Neo-paramilitary groups active in the north Colombian department of Cordoba are willing to demobilize, the Catholic Church said Sunday. According to Monteria bishop Julio Cesar Vidal, a number of the…